Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni (三國 連太郎, Mikuni Rentarō, born January 20, 1923) is a Japanese actor from Gunma Prefecture. He has appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and has won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations. Has also won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, in 1960 and in 1989. Kōichi Satō is his son.

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Movies starring Rentaro Mikuni (188)

Chronicle of My Mother (2012)

Hayato

Someday (2011)
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm (2011)

Chubei

Free and Easy 20: Final (2009)
Through the Mist (2009)

(Archive Footage)

Free and Easy 19 (2008)
Free and Easy 18 (2007)
Free and Easy 17 (2006)
Free and Easy 16 (2005)

Suzuki

Free and Easy 15 (2004)
Free and Easy 14 (2003)

Suzuki Ichinosuke

The Wind Carpet (2003)

Kinta Nakata

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001)
Free and Easy 11 (2000)
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)

(Voice)

Will to Live (1999)

Yasukichi

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Free and Easy 10 (1998)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Free and Easy 9 (1997)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Free and Easy 8 (1996)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Oishinbo (1996)

Yuzan Kaibara

Mitabi no kaikyô (1995)
Free and Easy 7 (1994)
Free and Easy Special (1994)
Turning Point (1994)

Urano

The Friends (1994)

Kihachi Denpo

Free and Easy 6 (1993)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

The Last Dance (1993)

Buhei Mukai

Making of Daibyonin (1993)

Self

Free and Easy 5 (1992)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Luminous Moss (1992)

Headmaster / Captain

Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)

Junsai

Free and Easy 4 (1991)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

My Sons (1991)

Akio Asano

Free and Easy 3 (1990)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Free and Easy 2 (1989)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Rikyu (1989)

Rikyu

Free and Easy (1988)

Ichinosuke Suzuki

Wuthering Heights (1988)

Takamaru

The Making of "A Taxing Woman's Return" (1988)

Self

A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)

Teppei Onisawa

Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
River of Fireflies (1987)
A Human Promise (1986)

Ryôsaku Morimoto

Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)

Takeya Oumi

Kimi ga kagayaku toki (1985)
The Street of Desire (1984)

Tadao Shimoda

The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The Go Masters (1982)

松波麟作

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)

Hajime Sandaiji

Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Auto Town (1981)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)

Hachiro Munakata

The Bear Storm (1980)
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

Shizuo Enokizu

Never Give Up (1978)

Kazunari Ohba

August Without Emperor (1978)

Tameichiro Emi

Sweet Revenge (1977)

Kinzo Otsuka

The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao (1977)

Sunao Kikutake

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Mount Hakkoda (1977)

Major Yamada

The Inugami Family (1976)

Sahei Inugami

The Possessed (1976)
Barefoot Gen (1976)

Father

Solar Eclipse (1975)

Conservative Mp

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)

Masaoka

The Tattered Banner (1974)

Shozo Tanaka

Himiko (1974)

Nashime

Coup d'Etat (1973)

Ikki Kita

Deeper Than Blue (1973)

Yukiyoshi Tamiya

Journey Into Solitude (1972)

Kunitaro Matsuda

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
The Rendezvous (1972)

Detective Yamamuro

Zatoichi at Large (1972)

Boss Tetsugoro

Confessions Among Actresses (1971)

Minakawa

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

Shigata Komijiro

3,000 Kilometer Trap (1971)
The Earth is Born Again (1971)

Eisuke Noda

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)

Baiken Shishido

Shadow of Deception (1971)

Keitaro Nishida

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

Shigata Komijiro

City of Beasts (1970)

Yusaku Ishihama

Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)

Shimbei Usa

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Kamo Serizawa

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Nekichi Futori

Neon taiheiki (1968)
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)

Asagoro

Glorious Fights (1966)

Genichiro Gunji

Captive's Island (1966)

Daigoku

Thirst for Love (1966)

Tetsuya Ezaki

The Threat (1966)

Misawa

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)

Muneaki Takuan - Priest

Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965)

Gisuke Hayashida

Tokyo Untouchable (1965)

Naoto Nishiyama

A Fugitive from the Past (1965)

Takichi Inukai

Kwaidan (1965)

Husband (Segment "The Black Hair")

Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964)

Ichiro Kuroki, The Eldest Brother

A Story from Echigo (1964)

Gonsuke Sabu

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)

Takuan

Zoku ôsho (1963)

Sakita Sankichi

The Life of a Horse-Trader (1963)

片山米太郎

Tale of Army Brutality (1963)

Yahichi Inumaru

The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Futari dake no toride (1963)
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape (1963)

Naoto, Nishiyama

Escape from Hell (1963)

Shinpei

Umineko ga tonde (1962)
The King (1962)
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)

Muneaki Takuan

Hell's Kitchen (1962)
Harakiri (1962)

Kageyu Saito

The Broken Commandment (1962)

Rentaro Inoko

The Christian Revolt (1962)

Uemonsaku

The Escape (1962)
The Catch (1961)

Kazumasa Takano

Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
City (1961)
Fateful Birthplace (1961)
Like Fire is My Life (1961)
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

Muneaki Takuan

Devotion to Railway (1960)

Yoshito Matsuzaki

The Stragglers (1960)
Hunting Opium-Eaters (1960)
The Great Road (1960)
The Murderer Must Die (1959)

Tetsuo Yazaki

Thus Another Day (1959)

Kenzô Akada

A Dead Drifter (1959)
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

Newspaperman A

The Song of the Cart (1959)
The Outsiders (1958)

Takeshi Ohiwa

The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Face in the Dark (1958)

Kijima

Yoku (1958)
Night Drum (1958)

Hikokurô Ogura

Wind, Woman and Road (1958)

Sentaro

But the Flesh is Weak (1957)

Ichiro Kurakoshi

The Eagle and the Hawk (1957)

Keizo Sasaki

Stepbrothers (1957)

Hantaro Kido

Dotanba (1956)
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
Ryûri no kishi (1956)
Phoenix (1956)

(Uncredited)

Crossroad (1956)

Shōgo Ise

The Burmese Harp (1956)

Captain Inouye

Evil Reward (1956)
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
The Samurai of Edo (1955)
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
Three Faces (1955)
The Beautiful Nuns (1955)
Vanished Glory (1955)
Till We Meet Again (1955)

Jiro Sone

Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
Striving to Live (1955)
Policeman's Diary (1955)

Patrolman Hanakawa

Women's House (1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

Matahachi

Turbid Youth (1954)
Good Son-in-Law (1954)
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)

Yasukazu Sugi

Farewell Rabaul (1954)

Captain Katase

The Red Light Military Base (1953)

Koichi Kawanabe

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
The Lovers (1953)

Sugawa

The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

Staff Officer (Uncredited)

Reunion (1953)
The Blue Revolution (1953)
Aijô ni tsuite (1953)
Wife (1953)

Tadashi Tanimura

Escape Zone (1953)
Koibito-tachi no iru machi (1953)
Husband and Wife (1953)

Ryota Takemura

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)

The Burglar

The Whisper of Spring (1952)
Beauty and the Thief (1952)

Kuroki No Jiro

Adolescence (1952)

Teacher Harada

Shanghai Rose (1952)

Manabe, First Lieutenant

Sword for Hire (1952)

Tachibana Jurata

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Story of Lightning (1951)
Beauty of Life (1951)
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)

Tsuyoshi Yabuki

Boyhood (1951)

Teacher Shimomura

The Good Fairy (1951)

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Movies Made by Rentaro Mikuni (1)

Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)

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